A TV anime adaptation of the Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! light novel series has been announced with a 2027 broadcast start date and teaser visual. Tsukasa Sakurai (I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability animation producer) is directing at Tsumugi Akita Animation Lab (Sakurai is its president).
The light novel series, written by Shikiso Utsuzawa and illustrated by Pukyunosuke, features a saint who is banished by the prince she was betrothed to and sets off on a journey. Masumi Tozawa voices the saint Eliane, while Taku Yashiro is Nigel, a crown prince who is saved by Eliane.
Other staff on the show include series composer Naoki Tozuka (I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability) and character designer Naru Nishikori (I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability).
The Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! light novel series, which is published under Kodansha’s K Lanove Books label, debuted in 2021 and has seven volumes as of 2024. There is a manga by Mokuba Matsu, with Kodansha USA describing the synopsis as such:
In this cozy fantasy, a sheltered young saint finds herself on a journey of self-discovery after she’s unceremoniously banished by the foolish prince she was set to marry. Equally adept at baking cookies and battling demons, she soon finds friends and a sense of purpose outside the kingdom’s walls—but will she ever find a place to truly call home? And will the prince who mistreated her ever get his comeuppance?
Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For! began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in 2020.
Source: @shinnoseijo (via Comic Natalie)
